$(document).ready(function() { var a; a = $("#contacts-search").autocomplete({ serviceUrl: baseurl + '/acl', minChars: 2, width: 250, id: 'contact-search-ac', }); a.setOptions({ autoSubmit: true, params: { type: 'a' }}); }); $("#contacts-search").keyup(function(event){ if(event.keyCode == 13){ $("#contacts-search-submit").click(); } }); $(".autocomplete-w1 .selected").keyup(function(event){ if(event.keyCode == 13){ $("#contacts-search-submit").click(); } });